By Shelly Detwiler

Even in prehistoric times, recipes for tasty treats such as “gravel-berry pie,” “upside down Flint-Rubble Bubble Cake” or “giant meat leg” were being carved on a stone tablet. (This is fact-checked from my younger years watching The Flintstones.) From Sunday school church favorites to Betty Crocker’s The Joy of Cooking: cookbooks have been around since well… the Stone Age.

Cookbooks tell us what we need, how much, and the know-how in the kitchen to create new flavors for old favorites. The food cultures in these books share insights into communities, ethnicities, regionalities, and favorites. They can be a way to pass not only food but also culture to the next generation. In the age of ChatGPT, AI, TikTok, recipe apps, and recipes at your fingertips, is there a need fo

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